Girls' name · since 1938
Janeal
315 babies named Janeal in U.S. Social Security records since 1938, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,504 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 315
- born since 1938
- 1980s
- peak decade
315 girls have been named Janeal since 1938, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Janeal has 315 recorded births among girls since 1938, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1938 to 2011.
- #15,504 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 315 born since 1938
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Janeal ranks #15,504 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 315 born since 1938, peaking in the 1980s.
- #15,504 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 315
- born since 1938
- 1980s
- peak decade
Janeal's 315 recorded births place it above 78.55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Utah.
Janeal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Janeal splits its recorded history at 1974: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1938 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1961 peak of 12 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Janeal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–2011
- Peak year (1961)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 74 years of records
Janeal by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (61 births, 19% of the file).
1980s was Janeal's strongest decade.
61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Janeal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
- 1940s
1940s
39 births
- 1950s
1950s
42 births
- 1960s
1960s
57 births
- 1970s
1970s
43 births
- 1980s
1980s
61 births
- 1990s
1990s
47 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 61 births (19% of all-time use).
Janeal by state
Where Janeal concentrates geographically, total births since 1938
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Utah | | 11 | 3.5% |
11 of 315 births nationwide.
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What to do with Janeal's data
- Janeal's decade-level peak was the 1980s (61 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Utah records the most Janeals (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Janeal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~73 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1938–2011 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Janeal draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.